Classrooms and Contexts: The Challenge of Feminist Pedagogy.

Ryan, Maureen

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Publication Date: 1989

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Classrooms and Contexts: The Challenge of Feminist Pedagogy.

Ryan, Maureen

Feminist Teacher, v4 n2-3 p39-42 Fall 1989

Claims it is essential that teachers recognize the pluralism of their students. Discusses feminist pedagogy and the problems of its implementation in the classroom. Cites numerous studies on student expectations of female professors as compared to male professors. Maintains that feminist pedagogy must adapt itself to the contexts of individual classrooms. (RW)

Descriptors: Bias, Educational Practices, Feminism, Socialization, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Development, Student Experience, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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